The keyctl_session_to_parent function in security/keys/keyctl.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.35.4 and earlier expects that a certain parent session keyring exists, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a KEYCTL_SESSION_TO_PARENT argument to the keyctl function.

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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2010-2964 The keyctl_session_to_parent function in security/keys/keyctl.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.35.4 and earlier expects that a certain parent session keyring exists, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a KEYCTL_SESSION_TO_PARENT argument to the keyctl function.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1000-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1083-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1093-1 Linux Kernel vulnerabilities (Marvell Dove)
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1119-1 Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: canonical

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T02:55:45.833Z

Reserved: 2010-08-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2010-2960

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2010-09-08T20:00:04.027

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2010-2960

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2010-09-02T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2010-2960 - Bugzilla

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